Enhancing public participation in urban planning: The role of VR, HBIM, and gamification

KHAN, MUHAMMAD; Battista, Daniele; Cecere, Liliana; Colace, Francesco; Lorusso, Angelo; Santaniello, Domenico

Abstract

The study demonstrates a novel method of urban planning through a col-laborative digital platform that promotes engagement and interaction among people, technicians, and administrators. Utilizing the suggested digital plat-form, the citizen acts as a catalyst for urban transformation, initiating pro-cesses of inclusion, participation, and civic engagement. The research exam-ines the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a founda-tional model for a desktop gaming platform, establishing a virtual three-dimensional (3D) interactive environment through a desktop application. This environment facilitates citizen training and collaboration in generating innovative design concepts and proposals for the repurposing of existing structures. Consequently, the end user assumes the role of designer, inno-vating interventions by contemplating spatial configurations and postulat-ing various functionalities. This reinforces the role of active public in-volvement and territorial governance by the Public Administration, ena-bling it to manage diverse contributions aimed at co-designing and co-producing services. Moreover, the effective integration of HBIM (Heritage Building Information Modeling) and its application paves the door for nov-el opportunities in engagement, education, and interactive training, necessi-tating a detailed and realistic physical environment as a contextual frame-work for action.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: International Conference on information and communication technology for intelligent systems
• Start Date: May 23, 2025
• End Date: May 24, 2025
• Acceptance Date: Mar 28, 2025
• Deposit Date: May 18, 2025
• Journal: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
• Publisher: Springer
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/14446999